Registering Births, Deaths and Marriages requires use of all the functional skills so it is vitally important for me as the tutor to embed these within the teaching session. During my micro teach session I used a variety of methods to introduce different functional skills to the learners. For example, I spoke about the history of registration and how a fine of £2 was introduced in 1875 for people who didn’t register their children’s births. As the annual salary was about £40 per year it gave the students an idea of what proportion of their salary the fine was. By producing a PowerPoint presentation for my teaching session, printing off and giving out handouts I was able to embed literacy into the lesson. The learners were able to read the presentation as the session unfolded and were also able to take the literature home for future perusal. Also, by using PowerPoint I was embedding ICT into the session as well. I introduced an activity within the session where, split into two groups, the students had to identify the key information required by a Registrar prior to birth registration. This promoted group discussion and the sharing of ideas afterwards which meant the use of language by all students and feedback to the tutor. By giving a time limit for the group discussions this was also embedding numeracy. For future sessions there are many ways of embedding these key skills into the sessions. For example, there will be sessions on common misspelt names and words, use of the internet based computer system, basic introductions to service users and end of day accounting systems.

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Functionalskills are defined as ‘practical skills in English, information and communication technology (ICT) and mathematics that allow individuals to work confidently, effectively and independently in life.’ (The Qualifications and...

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“the core elements of English, Maths and ICT that provide an individual with essential...

...Task 5
Explainways to embed elements of functionalskills in yourspecialistarea.
Final draft.
The specialistarea within which I work is delivering Key and FunctionalSkills. Therefore, the main focus is on English and maths. The challenge I have is less about embedding FunctionalSkills,...

...Evaluate a range of ways to embed elements of FunctionalSkills in yourspecialistarea
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...Evaluate a range of ways to embed elements of FunctionalSkills in yourspecialistarea.
Functionalskills are new qualifications developed to allow people to conduct themselves in a confident and independent manner in life. They are practical skills in literacy, numeracy and information communication technology that provide essential knowledge and...

...Evaluate a range of ways to embed elements of functionalskills in yourspecialistarea.
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...Functionalskills include Mathematics/Numeracy; English/Literacy and Communication Technology (ICT) (Petty G, 2009:470).Elements of these core subjects are incorporated to improve existing skills / knowledge of the students and enables them to gain greater confidence when faced with issues which may need basic knowledge of numeracy, literacy or ICT skills outside of the teaching environment.
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...Date: 19/1/2011
Subject: Theory Assignment 5. Explainways to embed elements of FunctionalSkills in yourspecialistarea. (Recommended word count: 200-300 words)
What are functionalskills?
The best description of functionalskills I have come across is from the DCSF policy statement;
Functional...